Etymology

antiphosphoserine

Today it means: That attacks phosphoserine groups Full definition →

English phosphoserine ← Latin sēricus ← Ancient Greek σηρῐκός (sērĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  10. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  11. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  15. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  16. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  17. Latinphōsphorus
  18. Englishphosphorus
  19. Englishphospho-
  20. Old Chinese絲 (*sə)der.?
  21. Ancient Greekσήρ (sḗr)
  22. Ancient Greekσηρῐκός (sērĭkós)
  23. Latinsēricus
  24. Englishserine
  25. Englishphosphoserine
  26. English todayantiphosphoserine

From anti- + phosphoserine.

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